SARPEGO

It is a blaze of wit pocticall, Read it, brave Duke, with eyes pathetical. Lords of high degree, And Ladies of low courtesy, I the Pedant here, Whom some call schoolmaistere, Because I can speak best, Approc before the rest. But there are others coming, Without mask or mumming: For they are not ashamed, If needs be, to be nam, Nor will they hide their faces, In any place or places; For though they seem to come, Loaded with Rush, and Broom: The Broomeman you must know, Is seigneur Pogio, Nephew, as shall appear, To my Lord Strozza here. And women with l ensue, Which I must tell you true, No women are indeed, But Pages made for needs, To fill up women's places. By virtue of their faces, And other hidden graces. A hall, a hall; whist, still, be mum, For now with silver song they come. Lo thus far that n (brave duke) you see Mere entertainment; Now our gl Shall march forth in : And this Q eint Duchess here shall see The fault of virgin Nicety, First wooed with Rural courts e, Disb rthen them; prance on this ground, And make your xit with your Round. Well have they de nc'd as it is meet, Both with their imble heads and eet. Now, as our cou ry girls held off, And rudely did their lovers scoff; Our Nymph hall on lie glance By your fair eyes, and look Upon h r female friend that woe es her. Who is in plain to lose her. And after them, to conclude all, The p rlue of our Pa oral. A female bug, and eke her friend, Shall only come a worser sing, and end This Lady and Duchess we conclude, Fair Virgins must not be too rude: For though the rural wild and ntike, Abused their loves as they were franuke; You take you in your Ivory clutches, This noble Duke, and be his Worser tches. Thus thanking all for their tacete, I vo the room, and cry valete. Doubt you of Actium sir? Then know my Lord, I can both act and teach To any words; when I in Padua schoolde it, I played in one of Plautus Comedies, Namely, Curc oh, where his partly I acted, Projecting from the poor sum of four lines, Forty fair actions. Your Highness shall command, But pardon me, if in my actions heat Entering in post post haste I chance to take up Some of your honoured heels; Then shall you see what I can do without to. You must imagine, Lords, I bring good news, Whereof being princely proud I scour the street And over-tumble every man I meet. Date viam mihi Noti, at que Ignoti. Dum ego, hic, officium meum facio. Fugite omnes at que abite, & de via secedite, ne quem in cursum; aut capite, aut cubito, aut pectore offendam, a to genum. Sir I have ventured, being enioynde to eat Three scholars commons, and yet drew it neat. Doing obeisance then to every lord I now consort you sir even tot cord. One I know there is. Well guest in earnest Lord, I need not er ubescere, oh take So much upon me: That my back will bear. And is all well sir think you? Good master Usher, will you dictate to me, Which is the partly precedent of this nightcap, And which posterior? I do ignorare How I should wear it.